Lauri Pilter (also known as Larats Pilter; born 15 October 1971 in

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) is an

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n writer, translator and literary scientist. Lauri Pilter won the Friedebert Tuglas award for literature in 2004 for his short story "The Double", and the Betti Alver award for the best first novel for his work ''Lohejas pilv'' (A Dragonish Cloud). A PhD student at

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, Pilter's Master's thesis, "Southern Gothic: The Development of the Depiction of Violence and Spiritual Degeneration in the Works of William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy" was also at Tartu University in 2004. His translations into Estonian include two novels by

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, ''

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'' by

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, the chapter "Waiting for Glory" from the novel ''

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'' and the novella ''The Lost Boy'' by

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, and '' Life on the Mississippi'' by Mark Twain.

External links

Fridebert Tuglas Short Story Award WinnersPhoto of Lauri Pilter

References

''Estonian Literary Magazine'' Spring 2005, Number 20 ''Lauri Pilter: Representative of a Nameless Minority'' by Lauri Pilter, Argo RiistanMaster's thesisEstonian Humanities InstituteEstonian Literature Information Center 2004 Betti Alver Award
* Betti Alver Award winners
Biography of Lauri Pilter
1971 births Living people Estonian male short story writers Estonian male novelists Estonian translators University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian novelists 21st-century translators {{Estonia-writer-stub